Global Trade Compliance Manager

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and coordination of import and export functions to ensure strict compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies across global operations.
• Serve as a designated representative for interface with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Census), Corporate Trade Compliance, internal legal counsel, and other regulatory agencies.
• Develop, implement, and maintain trade compliance programs, policies, and procedures aligned with corporate standards and business unit requirements.
• Manage and oversee Global Trade Compliance activities, providing daily and strategic direction to the team while ensuring effective prioritization, resource alignment, and execution.
• Ensure consistent execution of import and export processes, including issue resolution, audit support, and response to government inquiries, with emphasis on compliance accuracy, audit readiness, and regulatory risk mitigation, including AD/CVD considerations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Operations, Logistics, Procurement, Finance, Customer Experience & IT) to mitigate risk, support operational performance, and align trade compliance with business objectives, including new business onboarding and network changes.
• Provide guidance to internal stakeholders and customers on trade compliance requirements, regulatory changes, classification, valuation, and country of origin determinations, including coordination of responses to audits and regulatory inquiries.
• Maintain import/export compliance infrastructure, including documentation, training programs, and supporting databases, to ensure consistent execution and regulatory adherence.
• Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to improve data quality, resolve system gaps, and enhance compliance processes across ERP (JDE/AS400), WMS (Koerber), TMS, and GTM integrations supporting export operations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including expansion of import audit programs, customs broker management, and strengthening cross-functional partnerships to improve compliance outcomes and upstream data integrity.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years of trade compliance experience including global experience.
• Licensed Customs Brokers are strongly preferred.
• WMS and Logistics experience is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to determine Harmonized Tariff Schedule classifications, ECCN numbers, and Country of Origin.
• Knowledge of regulatory risk areas including AD/CVD considerations and multi-country compliance requirements.
• Intermediate computer literacy and knowledge of software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio; PowerBI, JDE A/S 400 ERP system.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills

• Detail and Analytical.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Well-developed organizational, priority management and planning skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate across functions and levels.
• Pioneering problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Action oriented; drive for results; customer-focused.
• Proven ability to deal with ambiguous environment.
• Extensive import and export experience.
• Knowledge of global export control regimes and requirements, product classification and documentation requirements.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits.
• Paid Time Off - Vacation, Sick, Holidays and Personal Time.
• 401K with generous company match.